2005 Nominees and Winners
The 2005 nominees and winners in competitive Black Movie Award categories.
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
ARE WE THERE YET?
Producers: Matt Alvarez, Ice Cube, Dan Kolsrud
Columbia Pictures
COACH CARTER
Producers: David Gale, Brian Robbins, Michael Tollin
Paramount Pictures
*CRASH
Producers: Don Cheadle, Paul Haggis, Mark R. Harris, Robert Moresco, Cathy Schulman, Bob Yari
Lions Gate Films
DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN
Producers: Rueben Cannon, Tyler Perry
Lions Gate Films
HUSTLE & FLOW
Producers: Stephanie Allain, John Singleton
Paramount Pictures
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE*
LACKAWANNA BLUES - HBO
Executive Producers: Halle Berry, Vince Cirrincione, Ruben Santiago-Hudson,
Shelby Stone Producer: Nellie Rachel Nugiel
SOMETIMES IN APRIL - HBO
Executive Producers: Raoul Peck, Joel Stillerman
Producer: Daniel Delume
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD – ABC
Executive Producers: Kate Forte, Quincy Jones, Oprah Winfrey
Producer: Matthew Carlisle
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Don Cheadle
(CRASH), Lions Gate Films
Cedric the Entertainer
(THE HONEYMOONERS), Paramount Pictures
Terrence Howard
(HUSTLE & FLOW), Paramount Pictures
Samuel Jackson
(COACH CARTER), Paramount Pictures
Will Smith
(HITCH), Paramount Pictures
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
*Anthony Anderson
(HUSTLE & FLOW), Paramount Pictures
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
(CRASH), Lions Gate Films
Morgan Freeman
(BATMAN BEGINS), Warner Bros.
Steve Harris
(DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN), Lions Gate Films
Terrence Howard
(CRASH), Lions Gate Films
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE*
Kimberly Elise
(DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN), Lions Gate Films
Meagan Good
(D.E.B.S.), Screen Gems
Queen Latifah
(BEAUTY SHOP), Screen Gems
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Loretta Devine
(CRASH), Lions Gate Films
Taraji P. Henson
(HUSTLE & FLOW), Paramount Pictures
Thandie Newton
(CRASH), Lions Gate Films
Zoe Saldana
(GUESS WHO), Columbia Pictures
Cicely Tyson
(DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN), Lions Gate Films
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING*
Tyler Perry
(DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN), Lions Gate Films
Angela Robinson
(D.E.B.S.), Screen Gems
Norman Vance, Jr. Kate Lanier
(BEAUTY SHOP), Screen Gems
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Thomas Carter
(COACH CARTER), Paramount Pictures
Darren Grant
(DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN), Lions Gate Films
F. Gary Gray
(BE COOL), MGM
Tim Story
(FANTASTIC FOUR), Twentieth Century Fox
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
(GUESS WHO), Columbia Pictures
HBO DIRECTOR TO WATCH AWARD*
(Independent Filmmakers)
*Rodney Evans
Frank E. Flowers
Rob Hardy